We’re grateful that Adam went off “da grid” this week. How thoughtful of him!! We need a vacation too from 24/7 blogging all things Adam. So in anticipation of a relatively low-news week, we’ll share a variety of images, photos and writings that inspire us. Share your favorites with us too!

AS the Olympic athletes put on a show Friday, the moon staged a dazzling display of its own. A full moon tinged with red, rose through Tower Bridge’s Olympic Rings, briefly forming a unique sixth Ring on the London skyline.

Source Neilsen SoundScan via Pulse Music board, posted 8.2.12. The retail sales for Glam Nation Live are now so close to 50,000 in the US that it is certain RCA has sold 50,000 wholesale units (shipments). The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) Music Video Longform Gold Certificiation is at 50,000 units.

LAMBERT*ADAM GLAM NATION LIVE 49,760

Sometime amid all the angst and amusement generated by those newly blonde locks, Adam acquired his 1.6 millionth Twitter follower

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GETTIN’ READY

@mmyy9: Please tweet to @AdamLists if you are coming to the shows and would like to be added to the lists

Cameras/recorders/phones are not allowed in the venue for the Aug 11 event.

Professional cameras aren’t allowed in the venues and taking pictures/videos/audio of anyone other than yourself is prohibited for Summer Sonic.

Taking pictures/videos/audio is prohibited at Mezamashi Live.

Summer Sonic Tokyo Day 1 will be aired live on WOWOW (subscribers-only channel) from 18:00 to 21:00. (Stages to be covered are not known). Tokyo Day 1 Digest will be aired on Sept 20 and repeated on Sept 24 on WOWOW. They’ll probably air full or most of Adam’s set later.

Part of Mezamashi Live will be aired the next day on Fuji TV in their morning shows. Full set (or most of it) will be aired later (end of August or early September) on Fuji TV Next then will probably be repeated on Fuji TV One later (both subscribers-only channels).

We say…RULES WERE MADE TO BE BROKEN!!

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ADAM’S THURSDAY TWEETS

@JeniChua: @adamlambert In the name of the eyeshadow, lipgloss, contour, and glitter, Amen. #preach

He really does have the most beautiful eyes doesn’t he?!? – JeniChua

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FAN CLUB GETS A NEW ‘DO!

@groundctrl: Bet you haven’t seen the new look of http://adamlambertfans.com yet! What do you think? @adamlambert

Queen’s keyboard player Spike Edney in this behind the scenes interview talks about his Kronos Korg, very interesting information about the instrument’s role in Queen’s music. In the last 20 seconds he says “looking forward to taking [the keyboard] around the world next year on a big tour. Fingers crossed!”..So could it be that Adam is waiting to see if the Queen tour happens, and wouldn’t that be a fantastic springboard for his “Trespassing” tour…? But can fans wait that long? Stay tuned…

And this: Celeb Daily News- APOLOGY TO ADAM LAMBERT FANS“So today, I received an e-mail from the supposed “source” that has been feeding me information about the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games. The source wanted to issue an apology to me for giving me the wrong info. He got word from people that really don’t have any “inside” connection to organizers and nobody ever talked about Adam Lambert. I want to apologize for writing a false article without re-checking with other sources like I should. I have taken journalism courses and what I did is a big no-no.”

Same same – Adam Lambert: Fame, fears andfull-on fans“I think one of the things that something people don’t understand is what it’s like being on the receiving end of that type of energy. One doesn’t always know how to receive it. I appreciate that I am being celebrated for what I’m contributing and that people like what I do. Before I had this career, before I had this public profile, I obviously had no experience of being treated that way and so, if I am really honest, it all still feels a little strange. Sometimes I feel like I don’t deserve it. Sometimes I feel like, ‘Oh, I’m not really there yet, so how about you save that for when I really hit my stride?’”

Ultimate Guitar – Queen Hint At Big Tour In 2013“During a promotional video for Korg keyboards, Queen keyboardist Spike Edneymay have revealed more than he intended. Now speculation is running wild that the band will tour the world with Adam Lambert as their singer in 2013.”

MTV – Star Spotting: Adam Lambert Goes Platinum Blond! (PHOTO)“Let’s pick up our broken hearts off the floor after hearing the news that Justin Timberlake IS NOT making new music and heal our wounds with this GORG picture of Adam Lambertrocking NEW WHITE-BLOND HAIR. He looks just like David Bowie! Wait, can everyone just take a second to imagine a fierce sing-off competition between Bowie and Lambert? The world would ring out with the sound of windowpanes shattering and minds being blown and unicorns descending upon the streets, nodding and neighing in approval of his beauty.”

Neon Limelight – Gratuitous Pop Pic: Adam Lambert Goes Blonde, Looks Flawless “In the black and white photo, Adam serves major fierceness while posing with his platinum blonde hair. Why’d he trade in his black locks for the bright new color? “Why not? 😉 change is good,” the “Never Close Our Eyes” singer says. While the blonde hair is new for this era, it isn’t an all together new look for the Grammy-nominated star. He’s sported blonde hair as a teen–and looked flawless then as well. The hair color change has got Adam feeling super excited for his trip to Japan and the styling that will follow. “Even more excited to play dress up in Japan now! #chromeashplatinumfantasy,” he added.”

Examiner – Adam has left the spotlight “This has been a fantastic year for Adam Lambert and for us, his fans. We have known all along that Adam deserves to be a global superstar. It is his destiny to become the biggest name in entertainment. He has just finished shooting his first TV role, a Halloween appearance on Pretty Little Liars. He is rumored to be in the running to become a judge on American Idol. He is teasing us with promises of an eventual Trespassing tour. He is preparing to release a third single soon which will involved another video and more promotional appearances. With all of this having taken place over the past few months, it is understandable that Adam would need to take a few days off the grid.“

Adamtopia – Yesterday and Today: I Still Love You, by NoAngelWe got chills from reading this beautiful reflection on the miracle we all witnessed when Queen and Adam took the stage together. “…The “you” to which Roger and Brian sing isthismoment, here and now. To the audience listening at their feet and to the music that pours from their throats and from Brian’s guitar and from the hands of Roger’s son on drums behind them. They sing to a love that is lost, and to a love that lives on. To music that never died and that was brought to shining life in six magical concerts…” Read on…

Excerpt from @brianmaycom ‘s letter in @OIQFC Summer Newletter. “For me, it was amazing to work out front with Adam, because he, like Freddie, is a very spatially connected performer…it was constantly stimulating for me play with the available space on stage and use it to project to maximum power out to the audience – and back again. Like in the old days, the show felt interactive, and fun. And what an extraordinary voice!”

Think Progress – Why ‘Husbands’ Matters: An Exclusive Look at the Marriage Equality Sitcom’s Second Season – With excellent behind-the-scenes video!“What’s exciting about about Husbands, though, is how quickly the show has grown in scope and emotional ambition from its first season to its second, which premieres on August 15. A year’s acquaintance has richened the on-screen chemistry and affection between Hemeon and Bell, and Husbands has grown in confidence both in terms of the ideas it’s exploring and the team behind the show’s sense of the skills they’re developing by working on it. And the show is becoming an important example of how television distributed online fits into a larger pop-culture ecosystem, not simply as an alternative means of distribution for content networks are too timid to make, but as a rich idea lab that could breed a new generation of pop culture tropes and show-runners.”

Leland Bobbé’s Half-Drag Photos Show New York’s Drag Queens In And Out Of Makeup “Bobbé tells Huffington Post Gay Voices, “Through the power of hair and makeup these men are able to completely transform themselves and find their female side while simultaneously showing their male side.” Shockingly, the identities are composed in camera and are not separate images joined during editing.” Oh my, we really could use some hair and makeup tips from these gentlemen!

Lock and Handcuffs T-shirt from LambosessedWe love her original “One Nation Under Glam” designs! Lambosessed explains her design approach: “I aim for easily wearable designs instantly recognisable by fans as having a connection with Adam while retaining a subtlety that doesn’t require them to bear his name.”

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